TABLE 1

Slopes and projected apnoea thresholds for rebreathing (slope-R and pAT-R, respectively) and steady-state (slope-SS and pAT-SS, respectively) in the first and second measurement of all subjects

Slope-R measurement 1 L·min−1·kPa−112.9 (9.2–16.3)
Slope-R measurement 2 L·min−1·kPa−111.6 (7.0–17.2)
Slope-SS measurement 1 L·min−1·kPa−113.5 (8.3–17.3)
Slope-SS measurement 2 L·min−1·kPa−1#13.4 (8.4–16.9)
pAT-R measurement 1 kPa4.1 (3.8–4.8)
pAT-R measurement 2 kPa4.1 (3.6–4.5)
pAT-SS measurement 1 kPa3.9 (3.5–4.3)
pAT-SS measurement 2 kPa#3.8 (3.0–4.1)

Data are presented as median (interquartile range). #: two subjects excluded from calculations.